Eventsec (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race – Down Royal

Down Royal

15:50

Eventsec (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Date 2025-11-01

Distance 2m190y

Class

Going Yielding

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 20.20s (slow by 32.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ballyfad (IRE) Mr J M Halford · Gordon Elliott	10/11F	Won
2nd	Lexington Wood (FR) Mr H C Swan · Philip Fenton	3/1	.5
3rd	Dubhain (IRE) Mr S Connor · S R B Crawford	11/4	2.5
4th	Paymelater (IRE) Aileen O'Sullivan · S Michael Millar	33/1	7.5
5th	Wild Ridge (IRE) Mr N Gault · Victor Wilson	300/1	42
6th	Pedro The Poet (IRE) Mr D McGill · Paul Traynor	16/1	8

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Ballyfad Bay J:Mr J M Halford(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J M Halford(7) T:Gordon Elliott	168	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-28	30	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Bought for E175,000 after point win in April, market can guide as to expectations
4	Lexington Wood Chestnut J:Mr H C Swan T:Philip Fenton	J:Mr H C Swan T:Philip Fenton	168	—	7-4	-	102	58	147d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Both starts at Punchestown, respectable fourth there latest, needs to improve further
3	Dubhain Brown J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	168	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	15	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Loughanmore point winner in April, yard's runners respected here, check market
6	Pedro The Poet Bay J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Paul Traynor	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Paul Traynor	168	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Poet's Word gelding, dam unraced, tongue tied for debut and best watched
5	Paymelater Bay J:Aileen O'Sullivan(7) T:S Michael Millar	J:Aileen O'Sullivan(7) T:S Michael Millar	168	—	-43046	-	97	61	23d	—	—	-2	1.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-8 in bumpers, 3rd at Bellewstown in July, below that level since, forecast rain a worry
8	Wild Ridge Brown J:Mr N Gault(7) T:Victor Wilson	J:Mr N Gault(7) T:Victor Wilson	168	—	0/P	-	-	-	86d	—	—	-1	0.3	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Heavy defeat and pulled up in both maiden hurdle starts, hard to make a case for
NR	Chichester Park Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:A J Martin	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:A J Martin	168	—	431-34	-	-	-	1d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Point winner, form of Listowel maiden hurdle run boosted, chance; due to run here Friday
NR	Stone Cold Grey J:Mr D G Lavery T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr D G Lavery T:S R B Crawford	168	—	F-65	-	92	35	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Respectable C&D run (good) when fav' in May, fifth at Thurles on Thursday, needs more
NR	With Nolimit Bay J:Mr J H Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr J H Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	168	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Bought for 250,000GBP after point win, stoutly bred, market can reveal expectations

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ballyfad	8/11	8/11	4/5
Lexington Wood	10/3	10/3	10/3
Dubhain	7/2	7/2	7/2
Pedro The Poet	16/1	16/1	16/1
Paymelater	33/1	33/1	33/1
Wild Ridge	150/1	300/1	150/1
Chichester Park	-	-	-
Stone Cold	-	-	-
With Nolimit	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ballyfad

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

4/5

2nd

Dubhain

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

With Nolimit

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Lexington Wood

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Paymelater

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1

33/1

Pedro The Poet

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Wild Ridge

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

300/1

Chichester Park

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stone Cold

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballyfad	—	—	—
Lexington Wood	—	102	58
Dubhain	—	—	—
Pedro The Poet	—	—	—
Paymelater	—	97	61
Wild Ridge	—	—	—
Chichester Park	—	—	—
Stone Cold	—	92	35
With Nolimit	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chichester Park	1d ago	Quick return
Stone Cold	2d ago	Quick return
Paymelater	23d ago	Fit
Wild Ridge	86d ago	Fresh
Lexington Wood	147d ago	Long break
Ballyfad	—	—
Dubhain	—	—
Pedro The Poet	—	—
With Nolimit	—	—